Parties to the PSMA
The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing was approved by the FAO Conference at its Thirty-sixth Session (Rome, 18-23 November 2009) under paragraph 1 of Article XIV of the FAO Constitution, through Resolution No 12/2009 dated 22 November 2009.
The Agreement entered into force on 5 June 2016.
These are the current Parties to the Agreement:
- Source: United Nations Geospatial. 2020. Map geodata [shapefiles]. New York, USA, United Nations, modified by the authors.
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these map(s) do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries. Dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. Final boundary between the Sudan and South Sudan has not yet been determined.
| 1. Albania | 31. Indonesia | 61. Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2. Angola | 32. Japan | 62. Senegal |
| 3. Australia | 33. Kenya | 63. Seychelles |
| 4. Bahamas | 34. Liberia | 64. Sierra Leone |
| 5. Bangladesh | 35. Libya | 65. Somalia |
| 6. Barbados | 36. Madagascar | 66. South Africa |
| 7. Benin | 37. Maldives | 67. Sri Lanka |
| 8. Cabo Verde | 38. Marshall Islands | 68. Sudan |
| 9. Cambodia | 39. Mauritania | 69. Thailand |
| 10. Canada | 40. Mauritius | 70. Timor-Leste |
| 11. Chile | 41. Mexico | 71. Togo |
| 12. Comoros | 42. Montenegro | 72. Tonga |
| 13. Costa Rica | 43. Morocco | 73. Trinidad and Tobago |
| 14. Cuba | 44. Mozambique | 74. Türkiye |
| 15. Côte d'Ivoire | 45. Myanmar | 75. United Kingdom |
| 16. Denmark (in respect of Greenland and the Faroe Islands - Associate Member) | 46. Namibia | 76. United States of America |
| 17. Djibouti | 47. New Zealand | 77. Uruguay |
| 18. Dominica | 48. Nicaragua | 78. Vanuatu |
| 19. Ecuador | 49. Nigeria | 79. Viet Nam |
| 20. Eritrea | 50. Norway | |
| 21. European Union – Member Organization | 51. Oman | |
| 22. Fiji | 52. Palau | |
| 23. France (in respect of overseas territories) | 53. Panama | |
| 24. Gabon | 54. Papua New Guinea | |
| 25. Gambia | 55. Peru | |
| 26. Ghana | 56. Philippines | |
| 27. Grenada | 57. Republic of Korea | |
| 28. Guinea | 58. Russian Federation | |
| 29. Guyana | 59. Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 30. Iceland | 60. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Updated information relative to the Status of individual Parties is available here.